Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Learning Disability Partnership Board Minutes Held on 16 th June, 2010, At: Whitby Museum Who Came: Liz White Jemma Askew Person Centred Planning Coordinator Person Centred Planning 01609 797068 liz.white@northyorks.gov.uk John Lawson Adult and Community 01653 696588 John.lawson@northyorks.gov.uk Bridget Lentell Service Manager, Learning Disability Service 01723 581344 Bridget.lentell@acute,.sney.nhs.uk Lesley Dixon Dalewood 01947 600583 lesleydixon@dalewoodtrust.fsnet.co.uk David Mennell Scarborough and District scarboroughmencap@ukonline.co.uk MENCAP Maria Kennedy Co-Chair 01723 363910 Advocacy Alliance George McIntyre 01723 368994 gbm@georgemcintyre.co.uk Rebecca Buckle Co-Chair, Housing Task Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910 Group Emma Bowker Speak Up rep and Co Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910 Stephen John Lindsay Middleton MENCAP (National) Speak Up Rep Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910 Stewart Finney SUNNY 01723 379388 stewart@speakukpsunny.co.uk Shirley Robinson SUNNY 01723 379388 Shirley@speakukpsunny.co.uk David Bywell Burnside 01723 580802 david.bywell@nrothyorks.gov.uk Helen Fortnum Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910 advocacy@gotadsl.co.uk Carla Pawson LDS Health 01723 581344 carlapawson@nhs.net Rhiannon Bevan LDS Health 01723 581344 Lynne Taylor Ray and Sheila Clarke Lucy Muir Health Facilitator, Eastfield Clinic. Carer Rep Hay Shed Experience 01723 581344 lynnetaylor3@acute.sney.nhs.uk Raymondclarke24@btinternet.com
Joss Harbron Valuing People Now Service Manager, ACS 01609 535330 joss.harbron@northyorks.gov.uk Anna Nockles Adult and Community 01609 534651 anna.nockles@northyorks.gov.uk Gillian Payne Carers Rep 01653 694246 Gillian@tioga1.wanadoo.co.uk Andy Payne Self Advocate Michael Pitts Co-Chair 01723 870453 michael.pitts@tiscali.co.uk Sally Craggs Scarborough and Ryedale Carers Resource 01723 850155 sally@carersresource.net Louise Crampton WWFT Who Couldn t come: Avis Turner Basics Plus 01723 371335 avis@basicsplus.org Ruth Collin Mel Trotter Karen Kelly Carol Armstrong Helen Chafer Adult and Community PCP Planning/Autism Office ACS Adult and Community Adult and Community 01609 534511 ruth.collin@northyorks.gov.uk 0845 034 9564 karen.kelly@northyorks.gov.uk 01609 6895 carol.armstrong@northyorks.gov.uk Deborah Jeffrey LDS Health 01723 581344 deborah.jeffery@acute.sney.nhs.uk Jean Riley Carers Rep Scarborough and Ryedale Carers Resource 01723 850155 Bronia Hawkins Mencap Bronia.Hawkins@mencap.org.uk Elizabeth McPherson Scarborough and Ryedale Carers Resource 01723 850155 Dr Bennett Consultant Psychiatrist, Eastfield Clinic 01723 581344 philip.bennett@tewv.nhs.uk Helen Beevers Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910 hb advocacyalliance@yahoo.co.uk
1. Introduction Maria welcomed everyone to the meeting. People said who they were. 2. What we talked about at the last meeting The minutes were agreed. 3. Things we have done since the last meeting Page 4 Transport Arriva have sent a letter with an improved timetable. Page 4 Acute Liaison Nurse. The PCT have written and said they will not fund a nurse, at the hospital. George said there still needed a process to find out what people thought about their time in hospital. Lynne Taylor highlighted Scarborough and District Mencap had started a petition for the Nurse, and will raise at Partners Day. Stephen John explained National Mencap were launching a campaign, including asking PCTs to make pledges including a Nurse. Page 5 Anne Marie Lubanski has replied to Emma, via Steph, this was on behalf of Derek Law. The e mail explained that all Adult and Community money is being reviewed, so no commitment can be made at present to future spending. Page 10 Funding. Anna explained there was no up date on funding for the rest of year at present. Joss Harbron will take back concerns from the Board. 4. Carers Reps Reports Ray highlighted Person Centred Reviews will only be offered if asked for. George reported that the Quality Task Group had been pleased with outcomes of evaluation completed for Person Centred Planning.
George explained Health Task Group would be using notes from last Board meeting to help decide what they are working on. The pedestrian crossing is now in place outside Brookleigh. There is some local opposition, and some signing could be improved to say where the crossing is. Action: Board to follow up. Gillian mentioned the recent big Housing and Employment Conference that Andy had attended. 5. Speak Up Reps Reports Emma reported from the Speak Up Forum at Elders Street, in May, 24 people attended. People talked about Hate Crime in the morning, local Community Police attended. Talked about what people can do to feel safe, what was a hate crime and what was not. People were asked questions about bullying, some people had been in the past and at present. People were asked questions if they felt safe going out and what to do if they did not feel safe. George asked if people were clear how to report Hate Crime Emma said this had improved. Stephen John said that very few people still reported Hate Crime. He asked what the figures were for North Yorkshire. Action: Co-Chairs to ask the Police for report figures for North Yorkshire and what the local response times are. Jemma asked what people did if they were being bullied. Some people had raised it at the Forum for the first time. Lindsay said she had visited a lot of Centres with information. She has attended meetings, and has training next week. Fiona has been involved in Ryedale visiting Centres and preparing for Partners Day. Fiona is learning to use e-mail. Fiona has visited some places without support.
Maria has been providing Speak Up input in Whitby. Maria has visited Dalewood to help prepare for next Forums. Inclusion North is providing training for people with learning disabilities to make the most of meetings, this is at Elders Street next week. 6. Provider Forum Report Lesley reported from this weeks Forum. At short notice Paul Barker from Basics Plus had talked about Basics @ Betton Plans. (Information was also provided to Board members). Basics should complete purchase 7 th July. Work at the Farm will be done in stages. Anna had said there might be opportunity for a Changing Place to be included, with funding from Adult and Community. Discussed terms of reference for the Forum. Agreed OK to continue. Discussed funding situation with Adult and Community. Discussed possible changes to Partnership Board. COFFEE BREAK 7. Transitions Carla Pawson and Rhiannon Bevan gave a presentation on what the Transitions Task Group have been working on. Group has been talking about what transitions means. People understand moving on better than transition. Task Group has discussed that transition is about change, and this carries on throughout life. Carla and Rhiannon talked about what happened to the child or adult and family at different stages of life eg birth, 2 5, 6-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-25, 25-55, 55 plus and what help and support is needed.
Recognised there are a lot of different issues for people at different stages of their lives. Agreed there is a part for Person Centred Plans to assist people with making changes. Members of the Board were invited to help the Task Group decide what they should focus on in the next year. The choices were: The move from school to college. The move from college to new home. Finding/starting work. Finding/moving home. Health Changes. Money/benefits. Retiring/leaving/changing jobs. Board members were invited to make other suggestions. LUNCH BREAK 8. Person Centred Planning Liz White, Jemma Askew and Stewart Finney gave a presentation about Person Centred Planning. They talked about the work the team had done including: 39 plans completed form 49 referrals. 7 training events for 122 people. Designing a logo fro the team. Starting using action chasers. Looking at outcomes. Working with other Co-ordinators in North Yorkshire. Working with Springhead School. Preparing to train teachers to complete Person Centred Reviews. Training for SUNNY work with Quality Task Group. Liz talked about the Government s new document called Personalisation through Person Centred Planning. This talks about ways of helping people to have more personalised services and Person Centred Tools to use.
Team has used a PATH to help plan what work the team can do by September 10. This includes working with hard to reach groups and with groups other than Learning Disabilities. Liz talked about some of the outcomes things that happened after people s plans. These included being able to use Direct Payments, find a home, make an ideal day happen! Jemma talked about what happens when a referral arrives to the team; how a circle of support and planning buddy are used to help plans be prepared. She explained what happens after the plan and how action chasers help the person to follow up a plan. Liz said it was important to make plans sustainable and make actions happen. Jemma talked about how plans could be developed further including: Planning with families. Group planning. Staff teams planning. Planning for transition. People to lead on their own plans. Jemma talked about some of the tools that can be used including 1 page profile, PATH, MAP, Essential Lifestyles Planning. George asked about statement that Person Centred Reviews will only be used, if requested. Anna explained about need for Care Managers to meet targets in completing statutory reviews. Anna said Liz was working with Care Managers to use more Person Centred Tools. Ray asked what the Teams core main business was. Liz said the main work was to plan with people, and other work was extra. Anna gave an example of when team can complement Care Managers work, and help in certain situations. Liz asked the Board if they had ideas on how the service could develop in the future. These were collected by the Team, and will be discussed by the Task Group. Action: Task Group to review comments.
9. Anything Else Consultation On Role Of Partnership Boards George and Maria had attended last County Co-ordinating meeting. (Maria explained she had been asked to co-chair the next County Group) George explained there is a proposal to create a single North Yorkshire Learning Disabilities Partnership Board. Anne Marie Lubanski is inviting Boards to consult on this proposal locally over the summer, and if this proposal is agreed, how can it be made to work, and how Speak-Up reps and Carer reps can be involved. George added that one problem at present is that local Boards do not have an opportunity to influence decisions made at County Hall. George feels a single board is likely to happen so it is important that people think clearly about how to make a County Board work. George suggested a new group be set up to plan a response from the Scarborough, Whitby,Ryedale Board and this group to involve more carers, Speak Up reps and other providers, to meet over the summer, to respond by October. Joss talked about some of the concerns because North Yorkshire was so big. She gave examples of other rural areas, and how it would help if the County Board were to move around venues in the county. Ray said it was important for a new group to be formed to use the time between now and mid August. Action: It was agreed to form a new group to answer the questions George had raised. Anna offered to speak with next Speak-Up Forum about these questions. George suggested a group be formed to include; George ) Michael ) reps to the County Group Maria )
Speak-Up and support Fiona and Lindsay offered Carers rep and Sally as support Ray and Gillian/Jean Independent providers Lesley Dixon Anna as Lead Officer for the Board, Bridget or a nominated person from Health. (Anna said she would clarify her role within the group). Agreed that named people had to link back with the groups they represent, and use the Forums as a way of doing this. Agreed: To form a group as detailed above. Date to meet to be set after Board meeting. 10. Inclusion North Anna explained the Board had an opportunity to join the Skills Bank that Inclusion North run. Ian has offered to come to a future meeting agreed to ask Ian to attend. 11. Kathryn Holbrook Kathryn has resigned from her post as Board Administrative Assistant. Anna explained support will now come from Charlotte King who is Anne Marie Lubanski s Assistant, based in Northallerton. Anna has asked Joss to consider how the Board can be supported in future. 12. Partners Day John highlighted plans for Partners Day on Monday 21 st June, and thanked all those who had been involved in planning the event. Next Board Meeting is on Wednesday 18 th August at Falsgrave Road, Scarborough